I’ve created my polymer clay tutorials and patterns to be downloaded and used free of charge. Please respect the artist- no republishing! Link to this page instead. If you want to repost photos, please credit Maria Brown.
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Gingerbread House Patterns
Build a tiny polymer clay gingerbread house with all the charm of the real thing—minus the crumbs. My free patterns give you the foundation; the candy-covered personality is entirely up to you.
TIP 1: The perfect gingerbread color is equal parts Premo Burnt Umber and Premo Gold.
TIP 2: Mix white polymer clay with translucent liquid clay for icicles. Add a little liquid clay at a time just until slightly drippy. For snow, mix translucent liquid clay into white Super Sculpey Ultralight clay.
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Polymer Clay Rocks (Beach Pebbles)
Turn polymer clay into surprisingly realistic beach pebbles and faux stone beads. A little color, texture, and trickery can make people wonder whether you raided the beach or your clay drawer.
I wanted to create something that people wouldn’t expect to see worn as jewelry. These are some beads I made to look like beach pebbles, or beach stones.
I borrowed some pebbles from the Puget Sound beach near my home and experimented a LOT. I came up with a few techniques that I think look more realistic than a lot of the faux pebbles out there- so if you’re going for ‘real’- check it out. It’s free.
I created this tutorial for people who have some experience with polymer clay, but these methods are not difficult for beginners. Please credit me if you publish something using my techniques. And please send me a link or a photo to Maria@BlondeCrowStudio.com – I’d love to see your work!
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Dichroic Polymer (Faux Dichroic Glass)
Create luminous faux dichroic glass effects with polymer clay and iridescent materials. This colorful technique is full of shimmer, depth, and a few unexpected ingredients worth discovering.
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Covering a Sphere Pattern
Covering a round ornament with a flat sheet of polymer clay sounds like geometry mischief—and it is. This handy sphere pattern helps tame the curves so you can concentrate on the fun part: decorating.
This one is not a tutorial but a pattern. My clay friends found these patterns helpful when decorating glass sphere ornaments of different sizes with polymer clay sheets. Just choose the paper pattern size that fits your ornament diameter and cut it out. Lay the cut-out paper pattern on a fairly thin sheet of polymer and trace/cut it out of the polymer sheet. Fold it around your ornament (see above photos), smooth it out, then decorate- easy peasy!
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Matryoshka Doll Charm
Make tiny polymer clay Matryoshka doll charms packed with personality. These miniature nesting-doll-inspired characters prove that an inch of clay can hold a surprising amount of detail and charm.
The tutorial explains the steps I took to make these tiny charms, under one inch tall. If you want to see how I made them, download the pdf and take a look. It may inspire you to make your own little charms, or you just might think I’m crazy to work so small.
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Maria’s Faux Opals
Capture the mysterious flashes and milky glow of opal in polymer clay. This faux opal tutorial explores a layered approach that creates tiny gems with plenty of sparkle hiding beneath the surface.
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Creating Turquoise
(old tute, updated one coming soon)
Give polymer clay the earthy color and distinctive character of natural turquoise. This faux stone technique is an old Blonde Crow favorite—and a tempting starting point for beads, cabochons, and jewelry.
For Cathy 🙂
View Tutorial: BCS Tutorial – Cylindrical Mirror (Natasha) Beads
Slice into a polymer clay Natasha bead and reveal the mirrored surprise hiding inside. This clever cylindrical variation turns scraps and patterns into wonderfully unpredictable, one-of-a-kind bead designs.
